Top five AM100 group Lookers has acquired Benfield Motor Group and its 30 dealerships for £87.5 million in cash.
Lookers has today announced it has increased its Jaguar representation by acquiring the Amersham business from Jardine Motors Group.
Cartime, the Bury used car dealership, has announced a £500,000 investment in a new car collection centre.
Scottish privately-owned car dealer group Eastern Western Motor Group is expanding its Nissan franchise network by opening up a new showroom in Dunfermline.
Nissan’s 21st-century showroom concept, with technology and creature comforts combined to enhance the overall customer experience, replacing replaces the traditional sales-focused showroom.
Lancashire motor group Bowker’s new BMW Motorrad motorcycle dealership will open on Preston docks in September, creating 10 new jobs.
Toyota and Lexus are in partnership with WhoCanFixMyCar.com, the comparison site for drivers looking to find a great local garage or dealership.
The BMW Mini dealership, operated by Specialist Cars in Hertfordshire, has new owners.
Sturgess Motor Group has signed a deal to use a range of iVendi’s online motor finance tools to drive sales through its used car websites.
Vantage Motor Group has been appointed as the official Mazda dealer for Oldham with plans to build a new site, boosting its turnover by £8 million.
Williams Group has acquired Stratstone Jaguar Manchester from Pendragon.
Ancaster Nissan - part of the Ancaster Group – has bought the Dover Road, Slough dealership from WLMG (West London Motor Group).
Perrys Motor Sales has acquired GK Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
JCT600 has started a £2 million redevelopment of its Lincoln Audi dealership to bring it in line with the German brand’s latest showroom design.
WhoCanFixMyCar.com has been bought by growth capital firm Active Private Equity.
Car dealers need to take care that cuts in spending do not lead to reduced efficiency and profitability.
Barnetts Motor Group is claiming to be the first Mazda dealer in the UK to reveal the new premium-style dealership exterior for the Japanese manufacturer.
IM Group, the UK-based automotive importer and distributor, has purchased Citroën Motors Ireland including the Airside retail operation in Dublin.
John Clark Motor Group has acquired the Frank Ogg Land Rover car dealership based in Elgin, Scotland and will rebrand it Pentland Land Rover Elgin.
Pentagon Group has acquired five dealerships owned by the Co-operative Motor Group on Tritton Road in Lincoln.
The Rix brothers, who were behind online classifieds website Netcars until its sale to the RAC in 2013, have bought the Carcraft web domain and trademark.
North of England used car dealer group Motor Depot has acquired its fifth site. The business has taken over the Godfrey Auto Parts premises at Grimsby.
Caterham Cars has appointed two new UK dealers to broaden the reach of its network across the country.
Launched in 2005, Hyundai Motor UK is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year.
Car dealer Motorline Group has invested £3.5 million in a Renault and Dacia ‘flagship’ store in Kent.
